Since July 2020, Scrabble Victoria has provided its members with online options when it comes to playing Scrabble; originally set up to assist members through the restrictions on in person events due to COVID-19, online options are now an established part of our offering.

What we use for play

Our events are run using licensed apps - for untimed and "sit and go" matches, we use the Scrabble Go app (available on phones and tablets). The app is free to use and can be played in two modes (Modern and Classic). A monthly in-app fee can be paid to remove ads from the app, which will assist when used for the events we run. There are two types of game play we use - "sit and go" and those completed in one sitting, eg as used in our "Saturday Online" events. In May 2022, we started using the PlayScrabble website (playscrabble.com) which is an officially licensed platform developed by the same organization as Scrabble Go.

Sit and Go

Sit and Go matches, as the name suggests, are designed for people who play on the go; there is no urgency to play your move. A game may take several days. As long as games are completed within the allocated time (usually two weeks), that is what is required. Fortnightly round robin events are run through a Facebook group that has been set up for our members (Victorian Online Scrabble League).

Saturday Online and Tablet events

Saturday Online events run once a month (usually on Saturday afternoons) and have been set up to match the face-to-face experience as much as possible. Each afternoon event consists of five games and usually commences around 1pm with games completed by around 5.30pm at the latest. These events are run using the Scrabble Go app. Tablet events started in May 2022, with the inaugural one held in Doncaster. These events are run to a similar format as our Saturday Online events and will use either Scrabble Go or PlayScrabble. Both styles of events allow players to have their own official online rating, from a system set up by Barry Harridge. Rules for these events are found here.

How to get on board

The news about what is coming up and what has happened can be seen on the Victorian Online Scrabble League (VOSL) , a private group on Facebook. Entry to these events are free for Scrabble Victoria members, and available to non-members at a cost of $20pa. If you are interested in taking part, contact Nick Ivanovski via email at nicksfbemail@gmail.com

Scrabble Victoria Online Records

Official online records from our rated events can be found at this link.

2023

Current Saturday Online Event Days

~~January 14, 2023~~
~~January 28, 2023~~
~~February 11, 2023~~
~~March 11, 2023~~
April 15, 2023
May 20, 2023
June 17, 2023
July 15, 2023
August 19, 2023
October 14, 2023
November 18, 2023
December 16, 2023

LATEST EVENT RESULTS

          
	A

       5 games
       W     M                       Old  Chg  New
  1    4  +504 Nick Ivanovski       E1566   +7 1573
  2    3  +145 Gwen Lampre          E1422   -8 1414
  3    3   +84 Carol Johnsen        E1349   +2 1351
  4    3   +81 Paula Messer         E1221  +28 1249
  5    3   +69 Dianne Davis         E1418   -4 1414
  6    2  -121 Bill Doherty        (1031)     1046
  7    2  -270 Chris Scholten       E1425  -18 1407
  8    0  -492 Lynne Goodinson      E1020  -22  998

High game: Carol Johnsen 559 


B

       5 games
       W     M                       Old  Chg  New
  1    5  +379 Angie Winkler        E 928  +35  963
  2    4  +516&Jayanthi Viswanathan( 892)    ( 985)
  3    3   +99 Annette Casey        E 875   +9  884
  4    3    -9 Ann Goodwin          E 839   +5  844
  5    2   -42 Glenys Dettmann      E1013  -29  984
  6    1  -301 Tania Millen         E 797  -19  778
  7    1  -309*Helen Scholten                ( 508)
  8    1  -333 Marisa Nuccitelli    E 575   -9  566

High game: Jayanthi Viswanathan 453 
High word: Angie Winkler QUINTETS 128 


Helen Scholten was previously unrated
Jayanthi Viswanathan is still provisional (10 games)
Bill Doherty is no longer provisional (50 games)

Scrabble Victoria Online Ratings

Ratings as at:		11 March 2023

Latest Event:		Saturday Online, 11 March 2023

Players appear on our official ratings list if they are current Scrabble Victoria members and have played an online event within the last 12 months.

Players who do not meet these criteria, and have played our online events previously, still have ratings maintained but will appear on this list once they play another online event and their membership is current.

First time participants in our online events will either get a provisional rating (if they have never played any officially rated events previously) or, if they have played an in-person event previously, will have an initial online rating derived from their in-person official rating.

CURRENT OFFICIAL ONLINE RATINGS

Rank	Player	Rating
1	David Eldar	2101
2	Nick Ivanovski	1573
3	Norma Fisher	1534
4	Gwen Lampre	1414
5	Dianne Davis	1414
6	Lainie Mercieca	1410
7	Chris Scholten	1407
8	Carol Johnsen	1351
9	Oscar Ivanovski	1275
10	Paula Messer	1249
11	Jessica Richards	1242
12	Rob York	1184
13	Emms Villaceran	1147
14	Bill Doherty	1046
15	Lynne Goodinson	998
16	Jayanthi Viswanathan	985
17	Glenys Dettmann	984
18	Angie Winkler	963
19	Annette Casey	884
20	Luke Breen	867
21	Ann Goodwin	844
22	Carol Rollmann	806
23	Tania Millen	778
24	Elizabeth McKean	737
25	Marisa Nuccitelli	566
26	Jeanette Pearson	518
27	Bernadette Brown	508